File name:

FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/06b48ef0-50a1-4683-b139-abe693e11dd9
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security.

Analysis date: April 28, 2025, 18:21:10
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
adware
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections
MD5:

9CEE5DEB1063CF3355DE213041BEFD10

SHA1:

F30F94F343C17FA42DF704773F185BF608B1A7C8

SHA256:

E9B416FF84A7CF0B7B3FA1623378AC1F1231149FABD7EC9B37C47F210F13031B

SSDEEP:

98304:oqOnWx0VavywFB1SricSMsHROorNqUxaNeVyqPRHm8mCRvERSEApOvhYS8caklro:oxwp0I5+sqyf9SmErTyOQUdPfC

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  • MALICIOUS

    • ADWARE has been detected (SURICATA)

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Application launched itself

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
    • Access to an unwanted program domain was detected

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Checks supported languages

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Reads the computer name

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
    • FileZilla executable

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4200)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe (PID: 4988)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:03:08 23:05:20+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 26624
InitializedDataSize: 139776
UninitializedDataSize: 2048
EntryPoint: 0x369f
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 3.69.1.0
ProductVersionNumber: 3.69.1.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Tim Kosse
FileDescription: FileZilla FTP Client
FileVersion: 3.69.1
LegalCopyright: Tim Kosse
OriginalFileName: FileZilla_3.69.1_win32-setup.exe
ProductName: FileZilla
ProductVersion: 3.69.1
No data.
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Total processes
130
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start filezilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe #ADWARE filezilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
536C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
4200"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Tim Kosse
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
FileZilla FTP Client
Version:
3.69.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\filezilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
4988"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe" /UAC:902EA /NCRC C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Tim Kosse
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
FileZilla FTP Client
Version:
3.69.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\filezilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
7036"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exeSppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
1 077
Read events
1 071
Write events
4
Delete events
2

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4988) FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\GCAPITemp
Operation:writeName:test
Value:
te
(PID) Process:(4988) FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\GCAPITemp
Operation:delete valueName:test
Value:
te
(PID) Process:(4988) FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\GCAPITemp
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(4988) FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(4988) FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(4988) FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
Executable files
9
Suspicious files
2
Text files
5
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4200FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nshC807.tmp\UserInfo.dllexecutable
MD5:E6F30908ABFC6F53B7C3C36DAEC4586D
SHA256:E0DC3112796DBAA37F25AB54B7FAC2FBF791CBC6E36A84FC61C6423B84A3677B
4200FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nshC807.tmp\UAC.dllexecutable
MD5:ADB29E6B186DAA765DC750128649B63D
SHA256:2F7F8FC05DC4FD0D5CDA501B47E4433357E887BBFED7292C028D99C73B52DC08
4988FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjCCE9.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:9B38A1B07A0EBC5C7E59E63346ECC2DB
SHA256:C881253DAFCF1322A771139B1A429EC1E78C507CA81A218A20DC1A4B25ABBFE7
4988FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjCCE9.tmp\UAC.dllexecutable
MD5:ADB29E6B186DAA765DC750128649B63D
SHA256:2F7F8FC05DC4FD0D5CDA501B47E4433357E887BBFED7292C028D99C73B52DC08
4988FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjCCE9.tmp\INetC.dllexecutable
MD5:640BFF73A5F8E37B202D911E4749B2E9
SHA256:C1E568E25EC111184DEB1B87CFDA4BFEC529B1ABEAB39B66539D998012F33502
4988FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjCCE9.tmp\nsDialogs.dllexecutable
MD5:8F0E7415F33843431DF308BB8E06AF81
SHA256:BB49F15FA83452370047A7801E39FC7F64E70C7545B8999BB85AA4749EAA048B
4988FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsaEAF2.tmpimage
MD5:27710B8BAEFFC450921116E2D8B35D23
SHA256:5FB5818497F72EA1DE4557610DFA4A1A973BC7A8FA6588606CACB0AA83843C5C
4988FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqDE20.tmpexecutable
MD5:F03205B2487FBDA78C05FE108B8D672E
SHA256:03617EF6705ECD575F209B1023C85E9F5E3AC174E2E2DE088553A4536CB930AE
4988FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\83D863F495E7D991917B3ABB3E1EB382_691FAAC5472BBA0ABBD4299D570E051Abinary
MD5:EDB3416F5F6BE0E923E846BB0A14AE93
SHA256:E83FEE625DD559CF9D7C5BAB63A5039B18C044A15F8A0E8A9CF21256B4B77B7A
4988FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\AVGImage_v2[1].bmpimage
MD5:27710B8BAEFFC450921116E2D8B35D23
SHA256:5FB5818497F72EA1DE4557610DFA4A1A973BC7A8FA6588606CACB0AA83843C5C
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HTTP(S) requests
14
TCP/UDP connections
29
DNS requests
18
Threats
5

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
23.48.23.157:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
69.192.161.161:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
4988
FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
POST
200
52.85.65.41:80
http://api.playanext.com/httpapi
unknown
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
18.173.189.168:80
http://ocsp.rootca1.amazontrust.com/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRPWaOUU8%2B5VZ5%2Fa9jFTaU9pkK3FAQUhBjMhTTsvAyUlC4IWZzHshBOCggCEwdzEkzUBtJnwJkc3SmanzgxeYU%3D
unknown
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
18.173.160.201:80
http://ocsp.r2m03.amazontrust.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQqHI%2BsdmapawQncL1rpCEZZ8gTSAQUVdkYX9IczAHhWLS%2Bq9lVQgHXLgICEApmLDZVoNqSy8s4lLHxtx8%3D
unknown
whitelisted
4988
FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
POST
200
52.85.65.41:80
http://api.playanext.com/httpapi
unknown
whitelisted
4988
FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
POST
200
52.85.65.41:80
http://api.playanext.com/httpapi
unknown
whitelisted
4988
FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
POST
200
52.85.65.41:80
http://api.playanext.com/httpapi
unknown
whitelisted
4988
FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
POST
200
52.85.65.41:80
http://api.playanext.com/httpapi
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
23.48.23.157:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
69.192.161.161:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.32.140:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4988
FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
52.85.65.41:80
api.playanext.com
AMAZON-02
US
whitelisted
4988
FileZilla_3.69.1_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe
54.230.228.72:443
offers.playanext.com
AMAZON-02
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.157
  • 23.48.23.153
  • 23.48.23.145
  • 23.48.23.150
  • 23.48.23.146
  • 23.48.23.155
  • 23.48.23.147
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.149
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 69.192.161.161
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.206
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.5
  • 20.190.160.20
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
api.playanext.com
  • 52.85.65.41
  • 52.85.65.56
  • 52.85.65.2
  • 52.85.65.127
whitelisted
offers.playanext.com
  • 54.230.228.72
  • 54.230.228.83
  • 54.230.228.19
  • 54.230.228.75
unknown
ocsp.rootca1.amazontrust.com
  • 18.173.189.168
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
Possibly Unwanted Program Detected
ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process
Possibly Unwanted Program Detected
ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process
Possibly Unwanted Program Detected
ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process
Possibly Unwanted Program Detected
ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process
Possibly Unwanted Program Detected
ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process
No debug info